Anchoring device.



C. HAMAN N ANGHORING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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CHARLES HAHANN, OF STEWARTSVILLE, MISSOURI.

ANCHORING DEVICE.

Application filed March e1, 1913.

the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in anchoring devices andparticularly to devices for anchoring silos and other structures toconcrete bases.

One object of the invention is to provide an. anchoringdevice of thischaracter which may be adjusted to allow for shrinkage of the structureanchored thereby and which will securely hold the structure in place onits base.

Another object is to provide an anchoring device of this character whichwill be sim ple, strong, durable and inexpensive in coneflicient andreliable in operation and well adapted to the purpose for which it isdesigned. I

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features 01" construction, and the combination and a1.- rangementof parts-as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of aportion of the base and lower end of a silo showing the application ofmy improved anchoring device; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of theparts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is-a detail perspective View of theanchoring device.

My improved anchoring device comprises a base member consisting of ananchoring bolt or rod 1 having on one end an eye or loop 2 and havingitsopposite end bent at a suitable angle as at 3, said end beirig threadedto receive a clamping nut a for a'purpo se described. V ien thusconstructed the anchoring member with the ex ception of the angularthreaded end is adapted to be embedded in a'concrete base B which is,here shown as the base of a silo. The 11 per angular threaded end 3 ofthe bolt w en thus embedded in the base 13. projects above the top orupper surface of the base near the 'n'lter side or corner thereof as 5&-shown.

Specification of Letters iPatent.

of the 111- Serial No. 758,072

The adjustable member of the device comprises a right angularly shapedplate5 i the lower or base portion of which is formed a centrallongitudinally disposed slot 6 which extends from .near one end of saidbase portion to near the opposite end thereof as shown. The oppositeupwardly extending arm of the plate 5 is adapted -to be engaged with theouter side of the silo S or other structure to which the device isapplied, said arm being securely fastened to the outer in the upwardlyextending arm or member of the plate is an ofiset bend or loop 8 whichis adapted to engage or fit over the hoop or bands H of the silo asshown.- The adjustdevice when able member or plate 5 of the thusconstructed and fastened to the silo has its lower or base portionengagedwith the topof the base B of the silo in position to receive theangular end 3 of the anchoring bolt or member 1, said angular end of thebolt projecting upwardly through' the slot 6 in the lower or base memberof the plate and has screwed thereon the nut 4 whereby the lower or basemember of the plate 5 is securely clamped and fastened to the top of theconcrete base B of the silo or other structure thereby securelyfastening the same to the base. When the body of the silo or otherstructure has shrunk and it becomes necessary to tighten the hoops orbands H for drawing the shrunken parts into tighter engagement, theclamping nuts 4-. may be loosened on the ends?) ofthe anchoring members1 which will permit the adjustable members of the device to be movedinwardly with the other structure after which the nuts 4: may be againtightened and the adjustable mem- %ers of the device clamped to theconcrete ase.

It will be understood that as many anchoring devices as'dcsired orneeded may he emplo""d and that they. are arranged at suitable intervalsaround the lower end of the structure to which they are applied and willsecurely anchor the latter to its base.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.Various changes in the form, proportion parts of'the silo or- IatentedNov. 11, 1913.

side of the silo by bolts 7 or other I suitable Iastemng devices asshown. Formed and the minor details of construction may be resorted towithoutdeparting from the principleb'r sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

1. An anchoring device comprising a bolt adapted to be embedded in aconcrete base and having one end threaded and bent to project from thebase, an adjustable member comprising an angular plate, one arm of whichhas a longitudinal slot therein to receive the threaded projecting endof saidanchoring bolt and the other arm being adapted to engage thestructure to be anchored and having an offset to fit over hoops or bandson the structure anchored, means to rigidly fasten said adjustablemember to the structure, and a clamping nut engaged with the threadedend of said anchoring bolt.

2. In an anchoring device of-the charac ter described, an anchoringmember comprising a bolt adapted to be embedded in a concrete base andhaving on one end an eye and having its opposite end threaded and bentat an angle to project perpendicularly from the top of the base, anadjustable member comprising a right angular late, the lower portion orarm of which has ibrmed therein a longitudinal slot adapted to receivethe threaded projecting end of Sllld ZIIIClIOI'lII the top of theconcrete base of the structure.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HAMANN. Witnesses:

Emma L. SAMPLE, Gnaanns E. \Voon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. C.

